On May 4, 2017, New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio signed a
bill which bars private employers from (1) inquiring about a prospective employee’s salary history during all stages of the employment process, and (2) relying upon a prospective employee’s salary history in the determination of salary. New York City joins
Massachusetts,
Puerto Rico and
Philadelphia which already have similar legislation. The theory behind such laws is that such inquiries may serve to perpetuate discrimination that job applicants have experienced in the past.
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